Dave Williams
David Laverne Williams
Born: August 10, 1945
Cedar Rapids, IA USA
Deceased: June 19, 2024
Position: WR-SE
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 207
College: Washington
High School: Lincoln (Tacoma, WA)
Career: 1967-1975
Drafted: 1967 in Round 1, #16 overall by the St. Louis Cardinals
Dave Williams played from 1967 to 1975 during his career with the Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers, Southern California Sun and St. Louis Cardinals. Williams caught 263 passes for 4,074 yards and 45 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1967 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 1968 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 43 | 0 | 1969 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1972 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | 1974 | WFL Southern California Sun | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
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| NFL | 6 | 69 | 11.5 | 43 | 0 | |
| WFL | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 7 | 66 | 9.4 | 43 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1967 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 28 | 405 | 14.5 | 49 | 5 | 1968 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 43 | 682 | 15.9 | 71 | 6 | 1969 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 56 | 702 | 12.5 | 61 | 7 | 1970 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 23 | 364 | 15.8 | 58 | 3 | 1971 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 12 | 182 | 15.2 | 37 | 1 | 1972 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 14 | 315 | 22.5 | 62 | 3 | 1973 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 7 | 118 | 16.9 | 30 | 0 | 1974 | WFL Southern California Sun | 59 | 979 | 16.6 | 57 | 11 | 1975 | WFL Southern California Sun | 21 | 327 | 15.6 | 51 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFL | 183 | 2768 | 15.1 | 71 | 25 | |
| WFL | 80 | 1306 | 16.3 | 57 | 20 | |
| Totals | 263 | 4074 | 15.5 | 71 | 45 |
Punt Returns:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF | 1968 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1969 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| NFL | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | 1967 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1968 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1969 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 1970 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1971 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1972 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1974 | WFL Southern California Sun | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 1975 | WFL Southern California Sun | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 |
| NFL | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | |
| WFL | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 | |
| Totals | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 285 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 1967 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 14 | 0 | 1968 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 12 | 0 | 1969 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 14 | 0 | 1970 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 14 | 0 | 1971 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 13 | 0 | 1972 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 12 | 0 | 1973 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 1973 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 6 | 0 | 1974 | WFL | Southern California Sun | 19 | 1975 | WFL | Southern California Sun | 9 |
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